Part 114, page 172

DB Cooper-52104Serials LA 164-497, MP 164-73, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-4186

Document date 5 December 1972

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OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 MAY 1962 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.8 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT

Memorandum

TO : SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) DATE: 12/5/72

FROM : SAC, LOS ANGELES (164-497) (P)

SUBJECT: NORJAK

OO: Seattle

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Re Minneapolis airtel to Seattle and Los Angeles dated 11/13/72, enclosing copy of letter received by the President of Northwest Airlines from a [REDACTED] Hollywood, California.

For the information of Seattle and Minneapolis, previous communications have been referred to this office from [REDACTED] and he has been contacted regarding allegations, complaints and information regarding the Bureau in the past.

By Los Angeles airtel to the Bureau dated 12/30/69, captioned [REDACTED] - INFORMATION CONCERNING", Bureau was advised that the letter from [REDACTED] would not be acknowledged in view of previous contacts indicating he was a "crackpot".

He has written letters and furnished complaints to this office in the past alleging Bureau improprieties, as well as requesting the Bureau to conduct investigation.

He is characterized in Los Angeles file [REDACTED] as a crackpot and religious charlatan. Although intelligent, he is [REDACTED].

Based on the above, no further action is being taken concerning the letter received by Northwest Airlines from [REDACTED] inferring he may have knowledge of DAN COOPER (D.B. COOPER).

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2 - Seattle (AM) 1 - Minneapolis (164-73) (Info) 2 - Los Angeles

crs/kah (5)

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164- 81-4186 SEARCHED ......... INDEXED ........ SERIALIZED ....... FILED ........ 1972 FBI - SEATTLE

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DB COOPER-52104

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Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header. From Los Angeles SAC to Seattle SAC, dated December 5, 1972. Subject is NORJAK, the FBI code name for the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. Office of Origin is Seattle. Los Angeles FBI office advises Seattle that a letter sent to the President of Northwest Airlines from an individual in Hollywood, California, who claimed possible knowledge of D.B. Cooper, does not warrant further investigation. The individual had previously been characterized by the LA office as a 'crackpot and religious charlatan' with a history of writing complaints and allegations to the Bureau. A 1969 airtel had already recommended not acknowledging his correspondence. Distribution list showing copies sent to Seattle, Minneapolis, and Los Angeles field offices. Typist initials are crs/kah with 5 total copies. FBI Seattle filing stamps indicating the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed in 1972. Bates number or document tracking number from the FBI Vault D.B. Cooper collection. Standard footer printed on U.S. Government interoffice memorandum forms of this era.

Clear typewritten text
Multiple redacted sections (black bars) obscuring names and file numbers
Right margin contains FOIA exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D

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